Carvajal
Appearance
Carvajal (also spelled Carbajal) is a surname and place name of Spanish origin. The term originated in the Spanish regions of León and Asturias from the pre-Roman carbalio meaning "oak".[1]
It may refer to:
Personalities
- Alfonso Carvajal (writer) (born 1958), Colombian writer and editor
- Andarín Carvajal (1875–1949), Cuban athlete
- Antonio Fernandez Carvajal (c.1590–1659), Portuguese Jewish merchant, and the first naturalized English Jew
- Beatriz Carvajal (born 1949), Spanish actress
- Bernardino López de Carvajaly (1455–1523), Spanish cardinal
- Dani Carvajal (born 1992), Spanish footballer
- Francisco de Carvajal (1464–1548), Spanish military officer, conquistador, and explorer
- Francisco Fernández Carvajal (born 1938), priest in the Opus Dei Prelature and author of several books
- Francisco S. Carvajal (1870–1932), Mexican president in 1914
- Gaspar de Carvajal (c.1500–1584), Spanish Dominican missionary to the New World
- Iván Carvajal (born 1948), Ecuadorian poet, philosopher and writer
- José de Carvajal y Hué (1835–1899), Spanish lawyer, economist and politician
- José de Carvajal y Lancáster (1698–1754), Spanish statesman
- Juan Carvajal (1400–1469), Spanish cardinajrno monk no o nook ko9 set c 6 mhhv
- Juan de Carvajal, Spanish conquistador, founder of El Tocuyo in 1545
- Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza (1566–1614), Spanish religious poet and writer
- Marcos Carvajal (born 1984), baseball player
- Máximo Carvajal (1935–2006), Chilean comic book artist
- Melitón Carvajal (1847–1935), Peruvian naval officer
- Patricio Carvajal (1916–1994), Chilean admiral
- Rafael Carvajal (1818–1881), President of Ecuador in 1865
- Tomás José González-Carvajal (1753–1834), Spanish poet and statesman
Other
- BAP Carvajal (FM-51), Peruvian frigate
- Carvajal Ministry, a Spanish government which served between 1746 and 1754 headed by José de Carvajal y Lancáster
- Carvajal syndrome, a type of skin condition
- Edmundo Carvajal Airport in Ecuador
- Carvajal, a town near Valera, Trujillo, Venezuela
- Carabajal
References
- ^ Llamazares Sanjuán, Angel (December 1990 – March 1991). "Los nombres del roble en la toponimia de León" (PDF). Tierras de León: 105–122. ISSN 0495-5773.